Association of Military Surgeons of the United States biographical sketch collection, [ca. 1901-1941].

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Association of Military Surgeons of the United States biographical sketch collection, [ca. 1901-1941].

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The collection consists almost exclusively of personal biographical forms filled out by members of the Association, with fields for general history of the individual; professional, military and non-professional positions held; medical education, teaching and hospital positions; and contributions to medical and military medical literature. Forms date from c.1901 to c.1909, though some are annotated with information dating to the 1910s. Theres is also a small amount of Association correspondence (1913-1915) and membership lists (1915; n.d.). Over half of the forms contain portaits of the individual. Collection also includes a copy of Edgar Erskine Hume's History of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States 1891-1941.

2.94 linear ft. (7 boxes).

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Association of Military Surgeons of the United States.

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The Association of Military Surgeons of the United States grew out of the Association of Military Surgeons of the National Guard of the United States. Conceived by U.S. military surgeon Nicholas Senn (1844-1908), it was formed at a meeting of 50 U.S. National Guard surgeons in Chicago on September 17, 1891. The association's stated purpose was "for the advancement of military and accidental surgery and all things pertaining to the health and welfare of the civilian soldier." To this end the Asso...